MEMORANDUM OF CONVERSATION WITH COLONEL LANE
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CIA-RDP88-00374R000100270050-6
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April 24, 2000
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Publication Date:
November 15, 1954
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MF
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15 November 1954
MEMORANDUM FOR: CHIEYI INSPECTION AND REVIEW STAFF
SUBJECT:
dum of Conversation with Colonel Lane
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25X1A@P Colonel Lane's introtactory conversation with
) was held from 1020 to 1040 hours on 12 November 1954 in
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2. Colonel Lane repeated in apparently similar but briefer terms
the same assurances which he had given DD/P concerning his full aware-
ness of the security problem. indicated in very short 25X1A9a
outline form that his briefing of Colonel Lane would take up, one by one,
the CS Policy Book, the CS General Plan, the Annual Country Programs,
Operational Projects, and the process of Reporting. He showed Colonel
Lane a map of Military Requirements for Clandestine Services Wartime
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3. Although this session was not long enough to give any substantial
indication of Colonel Lane's interest and approach, there were at least
brief suggestions of special interest in the following:
a. A repeated indication of strong security consciousness
including not only his ow* assurances of caution in this respect
but also an interest in observing whether the personnel of this
organisation are carefully and fully meeting their security
obligations. He asked specifically whether the Clandestine
Services have their own security personnel in addition to the
staff of the CIA Security Office.
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b. Colonel Lane mentioned that he had been in or arourd
Munich at the time of the inception of and that, knowing
something then about that organisation. he was especially
Interested now in its character and effectiveness.
c. Colonel Lane stated that, in his observation of Clandestine
Services activities, he especially desired to see and observe the
people who actually did the work and to do so in their own offices.
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d. Colonel Lane seemed surprised at the extent of the
CS war planning orgaaisation, as very briefly indicated in this
session, and especially at the fact that there are CIA war
planning representatives actually in the staffs of the major
military theater headquarters commands.
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4. It was agreed that would be the first of the detailed
briefings for Colonel Lane on the Clandestine Services, and that from
one to two days would be allowed, depending on Colonel Lane's wishes.
Deputy Chief,
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